Ejector for firearms.



No. 732,891. PATENTBL JULY 'L 1903.

. H. L. POWELL.

LIJBGTOR FOR JE'IRBLMLAE APPLICATION FILED MAY 8,1903.

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JNVENTOL v .limiten STAT-nsf Bernat l ratenta :nnyl 7, 1903.

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' nERMoN L,rowmity'orf'UT1cANE\vYoRK-, -Assifcn'oitio"REMINGTON ARMs COMPANY, 'or I LIoN, NEW YORK.

EJ ECTOR FOR FIRE-ARMS.

SPEGLFIUATION forming part of Letters PatentNO. 732,891, dated July 7,1903.4

. Application filed May 2, 1903. Serial No. 155 ,239- (No model.)

Toa/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ejectors for Firearms; and l do hereby declare that the following -is a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomwhich will enable others skilled in the -art to which' it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the ligures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification. l

rlhe object of my invention is to provide an improved ejector mechanism for firearms which provides means for positively starting the shell from the barrel-chamber and thereafter expelling it and-which is simple in construction and reliable in operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a portion of a firearm, partially in section, showing'my improved ejector mechanism, thearm being shown in closed position. Fig. 2 shows a portion of the same parts shown in Fig. 1 with the arm in partially-open or broken-down position.l Fig. 3 shows also substantially the same parts with the arm entirely open or broken down. Fig. -l shows a section taken on line A B ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 shows diagram of a hammer-scar and operating-springs employed in the construction. Fig.` 6 shows a side elevation, and Fig. 7 an edge view, of

the starting-lever.

Referring to the reference-figures in a more particular description, 1 indicates the frame of the firearm, which includes, among other. features, the breech-up shoulder 2 and a forward extension carrying the joint-pin 3.

i is the barrel, provided with the usual barrel-lug-i, engaging on the joint-pin In a longitudinal opening in the barrel-lug Athere vis provided the'siiding ejector, consisting of theslide or stem portion 5 and the head portion 6, adapted to engage the rim of a shell in the barrel. The ejector is secured in position by a pin S passing transversely through the barrel-'litl and engaging in a slot or recess in the under side ol' the lslide 5, permitting a limited movement ol the ejector. Mounted onV a common pivot f) in the barrel-lug is thel starting-lever 10 and the cjenter-hammer 11.

-gagement with the starting-lever and One arm of the starting-lever 10 is adapted Be it known that I, HERMON L. POWELL, of

to engage with the rear end of the ejectorslide 5, while the other arm isl adapted to be engaged by an inwardly-projecting pin 12, extending through one ot' the walls of the forwardly-projecting portion of the frame, it being understood, ofcourse, that this 'forwardlyextending portion is recessed to receive the barrel-lu g when the arm is closed. The ejector-hammer 11 is operated by the spring 13, secured on the under side of the barrel-lug, and is held in checked or retracted position by the Sear 1i, mounted on a pivot. 15 in the barrel-lug. One end of the scar 14E-projects under the joint-pin 3 and is adapted to engage, when the arm is open, with a wall of the frame and be thereby operated.

16 is the scar spring, which operates to throw the scar into engagement with the hammer when it is not forced to its open position. A l`catch 16L is provided for securing vthe gun in closedpos'ition, which catch is operated in v the usual manner by the top lever 17.

In operation starting with thearm in the position shown in Fig.; 1 as the gun is broken down after withdrawing the catch 16L by operatingthe lever 17 the pin'12 comes into enthe ejector toward its open position. Then the operation'has proceeded far enough, the arrangement is such that the scar engages with the wall of the frame and is thereby tripped, releasing the hammer 11, which un-v der the impulse of the spring 13 strikes theforces rear end of the ejector-slide with a blow,

thereby instantly expelling the shell. In closing the arm the ejector engages on the breechup shoulder 2 and is canimed back into its closed position, and at the same time the hammer 11 and the starting -lever 10 are also forced back into the positions in which they are shown in Fig. '1. j

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.' The combination in a breakdown firearm of the frame, barel and barrel-lu g jointed to the frame, a sliding ej cctor mounted in the barrel-lug, avstarting-lever and an ejector-hammer both pivoted inthe barrellug and adapted to operate on the ejector, a projection on -the frame to engage and operate the starting- IOO lever, 3a' sem' operating to secure said hammer and adapted 'boengage the frame adjacent to thejontpi-n and a, spring for operating said hammer, substantially as sebforth.

2. The combination in a breakdown remm ofthe Emme and barrel having a, barreblug j onted 'to the'frame, @sliding ejector mounted in. the barrel-lug, a starting-level and an f' :tor-hammer pvoed on a common pvot in the barrel-lug and adapted to operate on tho ejector, a projection on 'the wall of the frame adapted to engage and operate the si:a,1t11gleve1n the openingopelat-on, a semzuz'mpted to secure said hammer having :m arm IIERl\'ON L. POWELL. fVitnessesz R. E. HUSTINGS, C; F. SPINNER. 

